It is hoped that the attractive price tag of the Strela would make itdesirable to a rebuilding AFFS as well as any mercenary units as well who arelooking for a sturdy all around fighter.

==Capabilities:==From a visual standpoint it shares the wings and tail section of the Strigaomnifighter while using a standard cockpit. Many have noted the similaritiesas well with the Belial fighter design also being researched on Offerman. Thishas lead a few to suspect cooperation between the clan and inner spherescientists.

The fighter is centered around a Magna Starfire heavy PPC, in fact the frontlanding carriage is moved off center to allow the weapon to be easily boresighted, all the pilot needs to do is point the nose at anything he wishes todestroy.

Backing this weapon up is five additional medium lasers all the weapons aretied to a targeting computer to offer greater accuracy when attacking atarget.

Maneuverability is also another priority for the fighter, and RHI spared noexpense using forward canards, variable geometry and thrust vectoring to allowthe pilot to perform maneuvers that very few fighters are capable ofperforming. In addition the system that allows this to happen is computerized,so the pilot does not have to think about what wing angle and thrust ports tochange in order to maneuver. This makes flying the Archangel simple andreduces training time significantly.

When maneuver is not enough to protect one from incoming fire, fourteen and ahalf tons of armor is there to absorb some of the damage. The original designcalled for the use of heavy Ferro-aluminum armor, but issues from themanufacturing process have caused a delay in its use as the increased diamondweave process is being refined at this time and future plans call for itsincorporation into the fighter design.

The 2B variant uses a light fusion engine and mounts a silver bullet gausswhich is devasating to aircraft with its cluster munitions. Four pulse lasersround out this design.

The 2C variant is aimed more at the AFFS with the expensive XL engine addinghigher thrust to allow it to perform manuvers that need higher energy. Asacrifice to this more dogfighting role is a smaller fuel tank. The armor hasbeen increased over the 2B version as well. Finally the weapons of a Largepulse laser and five medium pulse lasers are all tied to a targeting computerto make more accurate shots.